Newsletter #18 – 9 Ways To Avoid The Most Deadly Nutrition Mistake – Part I

9 Ways To Avoid The Most Deadly Nutrition Mistake

Quote #18

“If you leave what you eat up to chance, then you will have to buy bigger pants.” – Josef Brandenburg

Quick Tip #18 – Video Inspiration

Be absolutely sure to watch at least 2min of this video. You will never skip another workout so long as you live afterwards.

Click here (its on YouTube)

I know that I already sent this to some of your personally, but I thought it was so powerful that everyone on my list should check it out.

Recipe #18 – Low-Carb Latkes

Believe it or not, I am not a fan of man-boobs, spare tires or muffin tops. So, to that end I don’t eat much in the way of fried starch. I love latkes, but fried potatoes don’t do anything for my girlish figure:-). With that in mind, my mother came up with this recipe.

Honestly, I was skeptical at first – “green latkes? That ain’t right.” But, they are simply delicious, and pretty easy to make. Click here to enjoy.

9 Ways To Avoid The Most Deadly Nutrition Mistake – Part I

NOTHING will improve or kill your physique faster that what you eat. The ONLY way to ensure that you are eating right consistently is through preparation. But, most people make THE most deadly nutritional mistake – leaving it up to chance, because they think that being nutritionally prepared is difficult, a hassle, time consuming, and kills spontaneity.

NOTHING could be farther from the truth. Being nutritionally prepared is:

• *Easy – what could be easier than having exactly what you need to eat, when you need it, where you need it, and in the portion size that you need?
• *Enjoyable – first you have the thrill of seeing your body change right before your eyes, AND knowing that you are now in control. Second, you get to seek out and try new, delicious and healthy recipes/snacks. Third, you can use food preparation time as bonding time with family, friends, and/or your mate. Fourth, you can listen to your iPod, or watch a movie in the kitchen while you cook.
• *Time saving – You really can prepare your meals for 4days in about 2hrs flat. 2hrs includes clean up too. How much time do you spend running around like a chicken with your head cut-off when mealtime comes? Being prepared will allow you to blast through your to-do list AND be healthy in the same amount of time that you spend on just your to-do list now.
• *Stress relieving – Skipping meals makes you hungry. Being hungry, especially during a busy day is VERY stressful. Having to worry about what you’re going to eat during a busy day make that even worse. Trying to find something healthy to eat in the midst of a busy day is yet another layer of stress. That stress often results in failure to eat what you need to eat to have the body you want. Getting nowhere, and/or moving backwards sucks – its beyond stressful, its depressing.
• *Better for spontaneity – most people get their spontaneity from emergencies. If you’re prepared, then you will have space in your life to get adventure from what you want to do, not what you have to do, or forgot to do – that gets old fast.
• *Also money saving – Eating out costs big bucks, especially if you want to eat the sort of food that lets you look good naked. That is really expensive. Being prepared will allow you to both spend less on food and eat better.

IF you will just apply these nine strategies:

#1. Think ahead – If you leave what you eat up to chance, then you will have to buy bigger pants.

• Step 1 – Make a meal plan: You probably already eat almost the same thing day-in and day-out, so if anything a plan will give you more variety if you so desire.

• For example:

  Breakfast – 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and ketchup + 1 orange
  Snack – 2tbsp peanut butter + 1 apple
  Lunch – Tillie’s Turkey Chili with sour cream and cheese on top
  Snack – 1 Atkins’ protein shake
  Dinner – Lemon pepper tilapia + asparagus

  Wow, that was SO difficult. I must have spent like 3min thinking that up. My brain is fried (sarcasm).

• Step 2 – Make a grocery list: OK, here comes the rocket science. Look at your plan, multiply it by the number of days that you want to shop for – 3 to 5 probably. Write down what you need to buy.
• Step 3 – Schedule time to shop & cook: More on the later.

#2. Cook ahead, cook in bulk – My girlfriend’s chili recipe is the greatest recipe on this web site. It really only takes 30min for all the prep, all the cooking and all of the clean up. And in that 30min you get 4-6 full meals that are complete with lean protein, veggies, and great flavor. You could also, easily double the recipe without sacrificing taste or time.

Everything except for fish, will keep for 4-5days. So, on Sunday night, you can make the meals for M-F, and store then in Tupperware.

#3. Get a cooler – I am well aware that I probably look like a dork carrying my cooler all around town and campus. Yes, I do sometimes wish that my food would carry itself around. But, what’s the alternative? Be a “cool” and normal guy with man-boobs, or buff dork with a cooler.

For $20 you can get a cooler and ice packs that you can use to keep your body properly fueled, and save time and money. In just 5min. you can pack all the meals, snacks, napkins and plastic forks that you will need for the day.

To be continued in the next issue of The Body You want.